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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hollywood Sign: The Culture of American Film.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is schadenfreude?
(a) Pleasure taken from the suffering or misfortunes of others.
(b) Pleasure acquired due to helping others who are suffering.
(c) Sadness acquired from observing the misery of others.
(d) Empathy to people who are suffering.

2. What is the factor that contributes to the showing of violence in the movies, according to Vivian C. Sobchack, in "The Postmorbid Condition?"
(a) Generation.
(b) Technology.
(c) Changing values.
(d) Increased violence in society.

3. According to the textbook authors, what is the best way to study popular phenomena?
(a) Get the facts from the media.
(b) Question the facts from the Internet.
(c) Question the facts from the media.
(d) Ask questions and question everything.

4. Fill-in the blank. The more popular the television show _________.
(a) The more time it takes to conduct semiotic analysis.
(b) The greater likelihood of celebrity characters in it.
(c) The less likely that students will skip watching it.
(d) The higher priced is the advertising.

5. What is the essay "Class and Virtue" about?
(a) Class dominance and gender discrimination in the movies.
(b) Underclass dominance and gender gap in virtues in the movies.
(c) Class dominance and portrayal of underclass women in the movies.
(d) Status quo and gender gap in virtues in the movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the essay, "More Factor?"

2. What was the theme of most of the movies in post 9/11 era as pointed out by Patrick Goldstein in "The Time to Get Serious Has Come?"

3. What is the purpose of a package?

4. What is the essay by Robert Hilburn "The Not-so-big Hit Single" about?

5. What is the subject of the essay "The Return of Doris Day" by Sandra Tsing Loh?

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